Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters

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landmark building modernist building office building

Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters is a landmark modernist office building in Ipswich, England, celebrated for its innovative glass curtain wall, open-plan interiors, and human-centered design by architect Norman Foster.

Aliases (1)

Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark building → modernist building → office building →
architect	Norman Foster →
architecturalFirm	Foster Associates →
architecturalStyle	High-tech architecture → Modernism →
city	Ipswich →
client	Willis Faber and Dumas → Willis Group →
completionDate	1975 →
country	England → United Kingdom →
currentUse	office building →
designApproach	flexible open-plan workspace → human-centered design →
designPeriod	late 20th century →
hasFeature	atrium → curved glass panels → dark tinted glass façade → escalators → free-form floor plates → glass curtain wall → open-plan office floors → roof garden → swimming pool for staff → undulating plan form →
hasInfluenceOn	British high-tech architecture → contemporary office design →
heritageListingAuthority	Historic England →
heritageListingYear	1991 →
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building →
inception	early 1970s →
location	Ipswich →
material	glass → reinforced concrete → steel →
notableFor	innovative façade engineering → integration of employee amenities →
openingDate	1975 →
originalUse	corporate headquarters → insurance company offices →
region	Suffolk NERFINISHED →
roofType	landscaped roof garden →
significance	early major work of Norman Foster → influential in office design → pioneering use of glass curtain wall in Britain →
startDate	1970 →
streetAddress	Willis Building, Ipswich →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Foster Associates ("Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich") → Norman Foster →	notableWork
Norman Foster →	designed